This Is The Way is a podcast on Chinese philosophy, exploring philosophical themes by reflecting on significant Chinese texts and through interviews with scholars of Chinese thought. We aim to offer discussions that are informative and accessible to a broad audience.
Please email us at: ChinesePhilosophyPodcast@gmail.com and follow us on X @ChinesePhilPod
Most episodes have one or two “featured passages” from the historical texts. Do you want to know in which episode you can find discussion of some particular passage? Check out our Index of Historical Passages.
Support and discussion pages for individual episodes
- Episode 1: Daoist Detachment (January 31, 2024)
- Episode 2: Shame (January 31, 2024)
- Episode 3: Oneness (February 20, 2024)
- Episode 4: Daoist persuasion (March 11, 2024)
- Episode 5: Cultivation and the Autobiography of Confucius (June 2, 2024)
- Episode 6: Partiality and Justice (July 5, 2024)
- Episode 7: The Butcher (July 24, 2024)
- Episode 8: The Golden Rule (August 19, 2024)
- Episode 9: Moral Sprouts (August 30, 2024)
- Episode 10: Moral Cultivation (September 14, 2024)
- Episode 11: Nonaction in the Daodejing (October 7, 2024)
- Episode 12: Zhuangzi on Play (October 28, 2024)
- Episode 13: Family Before State (November 18, 2024)